The Supreme Court of Connecticut ruled that an insurer had a duty to defend a dog bite case in Hartford Casualty Ins. Co. v. Litchfield Mut. Fire Ins. Co., No. 17146, 17147, 2005 WL 1618210 ( Conn. July 19, 2005).

 

Mitch Wylie was president and sole stockholder in a dirt bike business called Strictly Dirt. While on the Strictly Dirt premises as an invitee, Samantha Bard was bitten by Wylie's dog, which he frequently brought to the shop.